About The Word Supper
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Supper
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What's The Definition Of Supper?
[n] a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
[n] a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities" Synonyms | Synonyms for Supper: Related Terms | Find terms related to Supper: See Also | meal | Passover supper | repast | Seder | social affair | social gathering Supper In Webster's Dictionary \Sup"per\, n. [OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F.
souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See
{Soup}, and cf. {Sup} to take supper.]
A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.
Note: Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either
adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as,
supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour,
etc.
\Sup"per\, v. i. To take supper; to sup. [R.] \Sup"per\, v. t. To supply with supper. [R.] ``Kester was suppering the horses.'' --Mrs. Gaskell. |
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